The American Seed Trade Association
Acronym: ASTA
General Information
Identification Code: 760422645446-64
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Entity Form: Association
Registration Category: Trade and business associations
Registration Date: 2/7/2022
Last Update: 1/3/2024
EP Accredited Number: 0
Mission & Interests
Goals: ASTA’s mission is to be an effective voice of action in all matters concerning the development, marketing and movement of seed, associated products and services throughout the world. ASTA promotes the development of better seed to produce better crops for a better quality of life.
Interests Represented: Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Interests:
- Agriculture and rural development
- Environment
- Food safety
- Trade
Levels of Interest:
- sub-national
- european
- global
- national
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: ASTA is interested in EU legislative proposals and policies that may impact the trade and movement of seeds; for example but not limited to, phytosanitary requirements for seed movement, the EU legislative initiative for plants produced by certain new genomic techniques and the revision of plant and forest reproductive material legislation
Communication Activities: In the most recently closed fiscal year, ASTA in collaboration with Euroseeds hosted a transatlantic dialogue on ag innovation for a sustainable food system.
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A
Head Office
Address: 1701 Duke Street Suite 275
Post Code: 22314
City: Alexandria
Country: UNITED STATES
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EU Office
Address: 1701 Duke Street Suite 275
Post Code: 22314
City: Alexandria
Country: UNITED STATES
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Financial Data
New Organisation: false
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Complementary Information: For the input in c) Estimate of annual costs related to activities covered by the register, the total amount includes the representation cost to Hume Brophy reported in (b) and the cost associated with the 0.2% FTE at ASTA assigned to managed the activities (estimated at $38,000 USD).
Membership Information
Members10 Percent: 2
Members25 Percent: 0
Members50 Percent: 0
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 2
Members F T E: 0.20000000298023224
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: Two affiliated organizations of ASTA are
• First the Seed Foundation. The First the Seed Foundation’s mission is to conduct
education, outreach and communication on the value of crops and food produced from seeds. Through the development of public education and media tools and economic research, the Foundation serves to coordinate the unified effort needed to educate today's world and tomorrow's work force about the importance of the seed industry.
• Seed Science Foundation. The Seed Science Foundation’s mission is to address seed and plant science challenges, and to encourage plant breeding education and seed research in support of the everchanging needs of the global seed industry. The Foundation will also fund public research programs in basic seed science and to explore opportunities for public and private research organizations to further knowledge about how seeds work.
Organisation Members: • International Seed Federation (ISF): Active participation in multiple sections/committees with
representation on the Board of Directors
• Asia and Pacific Seed Association (APSA): Representation on the Executive Committee
• Africa Seed Trade Association (AFSTA): Representation on the Board of Directors
• Seed Association of the Americas (SAA); Representation on the Board of Directors